Getting read for our 1-hour photo session. Our teachers in their new suits and me in my casual jeans look.
Our departmental leaders: Dean “Lisa” Zhang and Dean “Horace” Hou
Just one of many group shots with the foreign teachers. Here, Ashley and I are snatched by our colleagues for a photo.
The ladies removed their jackets in the hot sun for this all-women pose.
The men’s duty in all this? Hold the women’s jackets!
We arrived at the sports field to find our freshmen ready for the show to begin.
More of our eager fans.
Ashley and I changed into our qipaos (traditional Chinese dress)before the show began. John, Ashley’s husband, hustled into our beauty shot.
It’s our turn for stage rehearsal.
Ms. Xie took control, barking out orders of where to stand and how to arrange ourselves.
Her instructions were certainly needed. We shaped up in a hurry!
“Kai shi! (Time to begin!)” Our hosts take the lead, announcing in both English and Chinese.
First up, an Inner Mongolia dance number.
Followed by Xinjiang Province.
So many intricate moves to remember! That took a lot of practice.
A student choir performing “Do, Re, Mi” from the Sound of Music.
Our choir was followed by Maria herself with the Van Trapp children in an English skit.
“The Wizard of Oz” brought Dorothy and the scarecrow to our stage . . .
not to mention the Wicked Witch of the West.
But it was the retired teachers who brought down the house with their synchronized fashion show.
Stand proud, no matter what age you are.
A dance for the prettiest girl in the room.
Gracious ladies of China.
Final photos of success to close off the afternoon.
Great job, everyone!
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